The 5th Jagran Film Festival, the only travelling film festival in India which kick-started in Delhi on July 5 would reach Bhopal on August 29. Keeping the promise to take cinema across 16 cities, the festival will unveil its collection in the city at North Fun Cinemas level 4, DB City from August 29 to 31.
The opening film at the Festival would be ‘Chaarfutiya Chhokre’’ directed by Manish Harishankar. Other movies to be screened at the festival are Madhumati by director Bimal Roy, To Kill a Man directed by Alejandro Fernandez, Dekh Tamasha Dekh directed by Feroze Abbas Khan, Children of War directed by Mrityunjay Devvrat, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero directed by Shyam Benegal and Shudh Desi Romance directed by Maneesh Sharma. During the three days apart from showcasing Indian and International cinema, an integral part of the festival is the Master Class. The master class sessions are where directors take you through the journey of film making and the art of making cinema. The 1st master class discussion is scheduled on August 29 at 11.00 am and the 2nd panel discussion is on “Communal Harmony and Cinema’” on August, 31 at 2.30 pm.
The Jagran Film Festival is unique in its way of organization. The festival begins in New Delhi and then travels to 14 other cities of India before reaching Mumbai, where the grand finale takes place with almost a week of screenings of all the sections and the awards ceremony. The festival in its span covers all formats of film making, involving short and feature film makers and also professionals engaged in the business of cinema through a variety of business discussions.